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A Trauma-Responsive School Transition - Online Workshop

Join us Tuesday, March 30, 4-6pm for a new online workshop - A Trauma-Responsive School Transition . As schools shift to in-person or hybrid learning, we have heard the need for trauma-responsive tools and resources for creating a feeling of safety and rebuilding classroom community for students. More details and register at the link! Questions? Reach out - info@sounddiscipline.org. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/145773657935

Yes! Because We Care!

YES! A resounding YES! This is the standard response given from Children's Homes of Cleveland County (CHCC) when asked about opportunities to come together to learn, grow, and develop in a safe, stable environment for children and families. After all, these are the words penned in the mission statement of the organization, but it is worth noting that this organization strives in every way to live this out. As a trauma informed agency, Children’s Homes of Cleveland County has been a leader in...

Early Childhood, Interdisciplinary Community of Practice (fee free)

The C of P is an interdisciplinary online platform for adults who are important to children. Among other topics, we explore how systems, environments, narratives, and documentation shape early childhood learning and wellness. We grow our ability to be curious about children's full-being, inherent wisdom by being curious about our own ways of knowing and inquiring (i.e. neuro-authenticity ). We are peer accompaniment with each other - support for the supporters of children, families, and...

FREE virtual film screening of Resilience: The Biology of Stress & the Science of Hope, the award-winning documentary, and a panel discussion with experts in trauma and resilience

You’re invited to a virtual film screening of Resilience : The Biology of Stress & the Science of Hope , the award-winning documentary, and a panel discussion with experts in trauma and resilience on Thursday, March 18 from 6:00-7:30 pm, sponsored by the Connecticut State Taskforce on ACEs & Resilience (CSTAR). RSVP here ABOUT CSTAR: We promote equitable systems of health (physical, mental and behavioral), well-being, and support in order to build resilience in individuals, families,...

Stream parts 4 & 5 of the 'Whole People' documentary here on ACEsConnection all weekend!

The streaming weekend for the Whole People documentary series (parts 4 and 5) is here. Please know these two parts can be streamed from this blog post by simply clicking on play, below, or by joining the Transform Trauma with ACEs Science Film Festival community where it will also be available for you to stream all weekend. Stream Whole People, Part 4: Family Solutions (click play below) Stream Whole People, Part 5/Healing Journeys (click play below) Description from the Whole People series...

"How to talk policy and influence people": a Law and Justice interview with Dr Stephen Porges

In this "How to talk policy and influence people" interview with Dr Stephen Porges, the developer of polyvagal theory, we discuss the vagus nerve, the evolutionary development of the mammalian autonomic nervous system and the human social engagement system. We discuss the importance of a felt sense of safety in the presence of other people, which starts with our experiences with our primary care-giver in infancy. We talk about common symptoms due to our bodies being in a chronic state of...

Utah Legislature made sweeping changes to homeless system, record investment in housing [deseretnews.com]

By Ashley Imlay, Deseret News, March 7, 2021 Utah’s 2021 legislative session marked milestones in investments in affordable housing and sweeping changes to the homeless governance system, all meant to enact measurable improvements in two of the Beehive State’s biggest issues. The Legislature approved $50 million in funding to affordable housing initiatives and homelessness , which advocates described as a record in the state. Leaders with the private philanthropy community announced...

Hillsides Receives $300,000 State Grant to Support Statewide ACEs Aware Initiative [globalnewswire.com]

By Ray Delgado, Global Newswire, March 10, 2021 Hillsides has received a $300,000 grant from the Office of the California Surgeon General (CA-OSG) and the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) to establish a network of care among partner agencies as part of the state’s ACEs Aware Initiative. The grant is the second phase of funding Hillsides has received as part of the initiative following a $100,000 grant in June last year that established a learning community to promote the ACEs Aware...

So your company uses diversity training. Does it even work? [theguardian.com]

By Poppy Noor, The Guardian, March 10, 2021 Last summer, as people began marching for racial justice across the world, companies were having their own internal racial reckonings. Brands began lining up to prove their anti-racist credentials . Employees, emboldened by the moment, began airing their companies’ dirty laundry in public. Commitments to diversity were made; tweets were sent ; pledges to do better abounded; goals and targets were set. And the numbers did soar. Enrollment for Yale...

How Unfair Property Taxes Keep Black Families From Gaining Wealth [bloomberg.com]

By Jason Grotto, Bloomberg Equality, March 9, 2021 It’s the last weekend of the month, so Di Leshea Scott’s Saturday begins with a long wait at the post office to get a money order for her rent. From there, she drives north to hand-deliver it at a drab office building just outside Detroit’s city limits. As always, this ritual leaves her angry and frustrated; her landlord refuses to give her a lease, she says, or to make basic repairs. When it rains, she needs three buckets upstairs to catch...

March 2021 Resilient Sacramento Monthly Recording

Greetings Community Members! If you have not joined our community please do so at: https://www.acesconnection.com/g/sacramento-county-ca-aces-connection By joining you are opening your world to information on ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences) and solutions in our community. We aspire for everyone to pull a chair and sit at our table. Here is this month’s session recording: https://baymark.zoom.us/rec/share/vYI4Z5-3dPLVWCuVQp5_NlGCiJomMZ-c-yvOw0Bb7xt24GjfWO922FoQxOhxjiOQ.U4S452MfTD1CyZRk...

The Mathephant in the Room

The combination of concern about math learning loss with the generally high level of math anxiety among US adults sparked us to write this thought piece. Written from a place of personal experience, it's a story I think many who embrace a strengths-based approach will appreciate. By Rebecca Honig and Françoise Lartigue, Ready4K Content Leaders As we get farther into a school year so disrupted by the pandemic, research is beginning to emerge on areas in which students seem to be experiencing...

New Episode of Transforming Trauma :NARM and Healing Complex Trauma within Native Communities with Trilby Kerrigan

T ransforming Trauma Episode 037: NARM and Healing Complex Trauma within Native Communities with Trilby Kerrigan On this episode of Transforming Trauma, our host Sarah Buino has an engaging conversation with Trilby Kerrigan, a NARM-trained Behavioral Health Therapist at a Tribal health clinic in Northern California. Trilby is a member of the Karuk Tribe of California and is deeply committed to supporting community reconnection through education and treatment of complex trauma. Throughout the...

New KidsData.org Release: Positive Childhood Experiences During COVID-19 [positiveexperience.org/blog]

By Loren McCullough and Dr. Bob Sege, 3/11/21, positiveexperience.org/blog What’s going on with families during the COVID pandemic? In partnership with the American Academy of Pediatrics , Prevent Child Abuse America , and with assistance and financial support from the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) , The Lucile Packard Foundation , the California Department of Public Health , and KidsData.org , we surveyed California parents, to find out how they are doing during the...

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